Milk-bottle carrier



W. HOSKIN.

MILK BOTTLE CARRIER.

APPLICAT|0N FILED APR. H, 1919.

I 1206' Mar citizen of the United States, residin UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE.

T WILLIAM HOSKI IN, 01 DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-THIRD TO LED L.RICHARDSON, 01 DENVER, COLORADO.

Specificiatlon of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1919. Serial No. 289,418.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Hosmn, a at Denver, in the county of Denverand tate of Colorado, have invented new and useful ImprovementsinMilk-Bottle Carriers, of which the following is a specification. I

The present invention is directed to imrovements in milk bottlecarriers, and has or-its-object to provide an article of this characterso constructed that the bottle when engaged therewith will be firmlyheld against accidental displacement, but may be readily and quicklydetached or replaced, as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrier of this natureformed from a single strand of'suitable wire, and having means forfirmly grip ing a bottle, and further having means or positively holdingtheusual disk stopper in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article ofthischaracter which is exceedingly simple in construction and operation, andone which can be manufactured at a minimum cost.

Still another object of the invention'is to provide a'carrier which canbe conveniently carried by a person with a milk bottle engaged therewithin such amanner as to positively eliminate the likelihood of droppingthe bottle as now frequently occurs when a bottle is carried without aholder or carrier.

- With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation,- combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin rier,-showmg in dotted lines the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the cara milk bottle engagedtherewith.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the carrier. 'Fig. v3 isa fragmentary rearelevation. The carrier is formed from a single strand of preferablyresilient wire of suitable gage, and is bent intermediate its ends toprovide an elongated handle loop 1. The terminals of the handle loopterminatein vertical bars 2 which are in contacting rela-v tion, saidbars in turn terminate in substantially horizontal arms 3 also incontacting v relation.- The arms 3 terminate in upwardly curved seats 4,the purpose of which will appear later.

The seats 4 terminate in downwardly extending bars 5, each of whichextend forwardly to provide horizontally disposed arms 6 which havetheir free ends flared, as at 7. lhe arms 6 are curved longitudinally soas to conform to the contour of the usual milk bottle 8, which they areadapted to embrace.

The arms 6 terminate at their rear ends in verticall disposed arms 9,which are longitudina y curved to conform to the vertical curvature ofthe breast of the bottle 8, which they snugly engage, and serve inconjunction with the seats 4 to positively prevent the bottle movingupwardly accidentally. The arms 9 terminate at their lower ends inconvergingly arranged legs 10, which, form in effect, a pocket adaptedto receive the body of the bottle therebetween, and serve to limit themovement thereof laterally and rearwardly.

The bottom 11 of the carrier consists of horizontally disposed bars 12whichextend from the legs 10. The bars 12 are bowed slightly upwardlyand are angular in formation, and contact, thereby stantially X-shapedframe the bottom of the bottle 8.

The forward ends'of the bars 12 terminate in vertical arms 13 havingeyes 14 formed on their upper ends. The arms 13 and eyes for supporting14 engage the-bottle adjacent its bottom, and

serve to prevent thesame from slipping forwardly from the bottom frame,but it is obvious that the bottle may be readily lifted when the neckthereof disengages the arms 6 and seats 4.

In operation, the bottle 8 is placed at an inclination with respect tothe carrier with Patented Ma o; 1921.

forming asubits bottom resting on the bars 12, whereupon the handle loop1 is grasped and pressure exerted thereon in an upward direction untilthe seats 4 are slightly elevated, which is readily accomplished sincethe carrier is formed from resilient wire.

neck is directly under the seats 4, and upon The bottle is then rockedinwardly until the edge of the releasing the pressure on the handle loop1 the seats will move downwardly until they receive the upper edge ofthe bottle neck, thus firmly locking the bottle the carrier. Since thearms 6 are resilient and have their 1 free .ends flared the neck of thebottle can readily pass therebetween until the same have firmly embracedit, and at which time the body enters the pocket formed between the legs10. To remove the bottle from the carrier it is only necessary to graspthe ham: dle loop 1 with one hand and with the other the body of thebottle, pressure on' the handle loop 1 until the seats 4 clear the,edgeof the bottle neck the bottle maalloe easily lifted from the carrier.

- at is claimed is:

1. In abottle carrier, a bottom frame, a pair of convergingly arrangedle S extended upwardly therefrom, a pair 0 yieldable neck embracing armsdisposed in a plane with the frame, and overhanging the same, ahandle-loop disposed above the arms, a yieldable seat between the armsand handleloop for engaging the upper edge of the bottle neck when apart of the body of the bottle is engaged between the legs.

2. In a bottle carrier, a bottomframe, a pair of spaced legs extendingupwardly from the frame, a pair of yieldable neck embracing armsoverhangingjhe frame, seats disposed in oflf-setrelation thereto, anddisposed above said arms, said seats being adapted to engage the upperedge of the bottle neck when the-bottom thereof rests on the frame andmeans for engaging the bottle to hol a portion of its body in the .spacebetween said legs.

3. A bottle carrier consisting of a sin 1e strand of resilient wire bentintermediate its and upon exerting ends to provide a handle loop,horizontally disposed arms disposed below the handle loop and terminatinin seats, said seats being adapted to ieldably engage the upper edge ofthe bott e neck, horizontal neck embracing arms below the first namedarms which terminate in vertically disposed arms for engaging the breastof the bottle, the last named arms terminating in convergingly arrangedlegs for receiving a part of the bottle therebetween, the terminals ofsaid le s providing horizontal bars which form a ottom frame, and meanson the terminals of said bars for engaging the bottle adjacent itsbottom.

4.-. As a new article of manufacture, a bottle carrier consisting'of asingle strand of resilient wire bent intermediate its ends to provide ahandle loop, said loop terminating in vertical bars which in turnterminate in substantially horizontal arms, said arms terminating in,seats, the seats terminating in vertical bars the terminals of whichextend into horizontal neck embracing arms, a bottom frame, andconvergingly arranged legs connecting the bottom frame and neckembracing arms.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit-' IIGSSGS.

, WILLIAM HOSKIN.

Witnesses Enwn.- L. OLDHAM, Lap L. RICHARDSON.

